Chloride

We wanted to take a little break from the big city and check out a "ghost town" in the area. Most of the internet searches rated Chloride, AZ as the #1 ghost town as a day trip from Vegas. It just happens to be a currently inhabited ghost town.... All of the original settlers apparently moved out when the mining boom came to a halt, and then some time later, travelers discovered the area and decided to settle in. Now, it's one of the most picturesque "Old West" towns around! A photographer's dream!
And lucky for me, I've been taking a couple of photography classes, so it was an awesome opportunity to try my hand. I even took the whole family portraits with myself include (on a timer). We had such a great time checking out the town, the local rock shop, looking for art glyphs, checking out awesome antique stores (I want to deck out my future home in Chloride wares), and even checking out property for future possibilities! Siena REALLY wanted to find an abandoned house, so we did, and when she went inside, she found a snake! I think that should put an end to her curiosity of uninhabited homes for a while, lol! It's been a while since I've seen that girl run so fast!
We ended the day at a splash park. The girls were so happy to cool off after a long, exciting and eventful day!

in front of a former gas station, now someone's front yard!